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F riends of G ettysburg Upcoming Programs Please return registration form to Friends of Gettysburg, P.O. Box 4629, Gettysburg, PA 17325 For more information, visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 717.339.2148 Saturday, September 22, 2018 Encounters with History: e Rebel Attack that Almost Broke the Back of the Union Army with National Park Service Ranger Chuck Teague is is a full-day indoor and outdoor program. A lecture will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Ford Education Center in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, followed by a moderate to strenuous walking tour of 2–3 miles over some uneven ground from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A boxed lunch will be provided on the ‡eld. Southern accounts spoke of the July 2nd action by the Georgians of Wright’s Brigade as very successful, carrying the Federal position, driving the enemy from their entrenchments, gaining the very crest of Cemetery Ridge. Federal accounts, however, are mixed, some claiming the assault was of no account or easily thwarted. Yet other Northern perspectives describe the Rebels as overwhelming them, piercing the Federal line, well-nigh cutting the Army of the Potomac in two. What really did happen? „is program will consider dozens of †rst-person accounts, various early histories and maps, and a close examination of the terrain in an e‡ort to sort out the truth. Saturday, October 27, 2018 Encounters with History: e Midnight Fight at Monterey Pass with Licensed Battle eld Guide Chris Army is is a full-day indoor and outdoor program. A lecture will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Ford Education Center in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, followed by an hour lunch and then a bus trip to see some of the sites associated with the Confederate Retreat route. Once the †ghting ended on July 3rd, 1863, George Meade and the Union Army went from a defensive position to a maneuver of pursuit in an attempt to catch Lee’s Confederates before they could cross back over the Potomac River. „is program will exam the logistics, decisions and battle actions of the pursuit. Moderate walking at some of the sites. Saturday, December 1, 2018 Encounters with History: How Active Was Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee during the Battle? with National Park Service Interpretive Ranger Dr. Troy Harman is is a half-day outdoor program. e program will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and includes an easy walking program and bus tour. Did Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee sit on a tree stump at Gettysburg on July 2 and 3, 1863 and let others carry-out his orders, as Edwin B. Coddington suggested in his in•uential e Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command , or was Lee actively riding the lines? Surprisingly, there are many sightings of Lee recorded by key participants suggesting that he was quite mobile. „is study is a fascinating reconstruction of Lee’s whereabouts for all three days of the battle, with an emphasis on the second and third day. „is study has a fun “†nding Lee” side/feel to it. Readers will be surprised at all the places, movements and famous settings where Lee suddenly appeared on the scene. „is tour will be eye-opening even as it calls into question Coddington’s assumptions. 20 Volume 29, Issue 3 Preservation & Progress